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First civilizations  Cover Image DVD DVD

First civilizations / producers, Robin Dashwood, Tom Cebula ; director, Karen Kelly ; produced by Wall to Wall in associaiton with Arte France and SBS-TV Australia for PBS ; producer & director Robin Dashwood.

Dashwood, Robin, (television producer.). Cebula, Tom, (television producer.). Kelly, Karen, (television director.). Shale, Kerry, (narrator.). Wall to Wall (Firm), (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (distributor.). Kerry Shale. (Cast).

Summary:

Having lived as mobile foragers for 99 percent of our time on Earth, how and why did humans set out on the road to civilization? How did they create villages, towns, cities and states, and establish the blueprint for the modern world? Explore the seedbed civilizations of Mesoamerica, the Middle East, and the Indus Valley in this global story.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531705015
  • ISBN: 1531705014
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 220 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast on television by PBS in 2018.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. War ; Religion -- Disc 2. Cities ; Trade.
Participant or Performer Note:
Kerry Shale.
Target Audience Note:
TV rating: TV-PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:
In English; English subtitles in the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Source of Description Note:
Title from disc surface.
Subject: Civilization, Ancient.
Genre: Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Palmerton Area Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Palmerton Area Library NON FICTION DVD 930 FIR (Text) 65000000023921 Adult DVD Available -


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